TOPEKA, Kan. -- No. 17 Washburn women's tennis got its first action outside on Tuesday afternoon with a 7-0 exhibition sweep of McPherson College.
The Ichabods (5-2) and Bulldogs (1-3) played only two doubles matches which both went in favor of Washburn. Maja Jung and Maddie Shelley won a quick 6-0 match at No. 1 and Isabella Martensson and Issabella Pensavalle won 6-3 at No. 2 to clinch the doubles point.
Casie Curry led off singles with a swift two-set victory at No. 2 with decisions of 6-1 and 6-3. Martensson followed with a two-set win of her own, winning 6-0 in the first set and 6-4 in the second. Jung clinched the match at No. 1 winning 6-1 in the opening set and 7-6(2) in the second.
Shelley finished her spring debut with set wins of 6-1 and 6-0 at No. 5. Pensavalle completed the sweep winning two sets at No. 5 both by scores of 6-1. No match was played at No. 6 singles, as the Bulldogs only brought five players, giving the Ichabods the seventh point by default in the sweep.
Doubles competition:
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Jung, Maja/Shelley, Maddie (WU) def. Maxey, Grace/Hofer, Vanessa (MPC) 6-0
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Pensavalle, Issabella/Martensson, Isabella (WU) def. Oritz, Kayla/Sanchez, Camilla (MPC) 6-3
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No player/ w.d.
Order of finish: 3, 1 , 2
Singles competition:
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Jung, Maja (WU) def. Sanchez, Camilla (MPC) 6-1, 7-6(2)
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Curry, Casie (Wu) def. Maxey, Grace (MPC) 6-1, 6-3
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Martensson, Isabella (WU) def. Hofer, Vanessa (MPC) 6-0, 6-4
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Pensavalle, Issabella (WU) def. Ortiz, Kayla (MPC) 6-1, 6-1
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Shelley, Maddie (WU) def. Dobson, Maddie (MPC) 6-1, 6-0
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1, 5, 4
